Robert A Dorwart
Biographic Data
| ID | 3928438 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Robert A Dorwart |
| GIVEN NAMES | Robert A |
| FAMILY NAME | Dorwart |
| SIGNATURE | DORWART R A |
| AFFILIATIONS | John F. Kennedy University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 18 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1974 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Influence of Psychiatric Disorders on Patients' Ratings of Satisfaction With Health Care
OBJECTIVES: Patient ratings of satisfaction with health care have been used by patients, insurers, and employers seeking data to compare the quality of health plans and systems of care. Concerns with these ratings include their subjective nature and potential for being influenced by patient characteristics unrelated to the quality of their care. The authors examined the influence of an active psychiatric disorder on patient satisfaction with heal…
Competition, Ownership, and Access to Hospital Services
OBJECTIVES: This article examines the impact of increasing competition among hospitals on access to inpatient services and preexisting differences in access between nonprofit and for-profit facilities. It tests theoretical propositions that suggest that nonprofit and for-profit hospitals will respond in different ways and to differing degrees to changing competitive pressures. METHODS: Drawing data from a 1987-88 national survey of psychiatric ho…
Clinical care update schizophrenia and the life cycle
A national study of transitional hospital services in mental health
OBJECTIVES. Shifts in care for the seriously mentally ill from inpatient to community-based treatment have highlighted the importance of transitional care. Our objectives were to document the kinds and quantity of transitional services provided by psychiatric hospitals nationally and to assess the impact of hospital type (psychiatric vs general), ownership (public vs private), case mix, and revenue source on provision of these services. METHODS. …
Contracting Between Public Agencies and Private Psychiatric Inpatient Facilities
Purchasing human services through contracts with private providers has become an increasingly common practice over the past 20 years. Using data from a national survey of psychiatric inpatient facilities, this paper examines the extent to which psychiatric units in privately controlled general hospitals and private psychiatric specialty hospitals (N = 611) participate in contractual arrangements to provide services to governmental bodies. It also…
Competitive Bidding and States' Purchase of Services
Competitive bidding and states' purchase of services
Over the past two decades states have significantly increased their use of competitive bidding to purchase health and social services from private agencies. Competitive contracting is thought to facilitate program administration, to reduce costs, and to increase the quality of delivered services. We evaluate these claims in light of Massachusetts' experience with competitive contracting for mental health care. We find that few of the expected ben…
Mental health care and national health insurance
Organizational and attitudinal correlates of citizen board accomplishment in mental health and retardation
Competitive Bidding and States' Purchase of Services
Competitive bidding and states' purchase of services
Over the past two decades states have significantly increased their use of competitive bidding to purchase health and social services from private agencies. Competitive contracting is thought to facilitate program administration, to reduce costs, and to increase the quality of delivered services. We evaluate these claims in light of Massachusetts' experience with competitive contracting for mental health care. We find that few of the expected ben…
Organizational and attitudinal correlates of citizen board accomplishment in mental health and retardation
Mental health care and national health insurance
Competitive Bidding and States' Purchase of Services
Competitive bidding and states' purchase of services
Over the past two decades states have significantly increased their use of competitive bidding to purchase health and social services from private agencies. Competitive contracting is thought to facilitate program administration, to reduce costs, and to increase the quality of delivered services. We evaluate these claims in light of Massachusetts' experience with competitive contracting for mental health care. We find that few of the expected ben…
Contracting Between Public Agencies and Private Psychiatric Inpatient Facilities
Purchasing human services through contracts with private providers has become an increasingly common practice over the past 20 years. Using data from a national survey of psychiatric inpatient facilities, this paper examines the extent to which psychiatric units in privately controlled general hospitals and private psychiatric specialty hospitals (N = 611) participate in contractual arrangements to provide services to governmental bodies. It also…
A national study of transitional hospital services in mental health
OBJECTIVES. Shifts in care for the seriously mentally ill from inpatient to community-based treatment have highlighted the importance of transitional care. Our objectives were to document the kinds and quantity of transitional services provided by psychiatric hospitals nationally and to assess the impact of hospital type (psychiatric vs general), ownership (public vs private), case mix, and revenue source on provision of these services. METHODS. …
Clinical care update schizophrenia and the life cycle
Competition, Ownership, and Access to Hospital Services
OBJECTIVES: This article examines the impact of increasing competition among hospitals on access to inpatient services and preexisting differences in access between nonprofit and for-profit facilities. It tests theoretical propositions that suggest that nonprofit and for-profit hospitals will respond in different ways and to differing degrees to changing competitive pressures. METHODS: Drawing data from a 1987-88 national survey of psychiatric ho…
The Influence of Psychiatric Disorders on Patients' Ratings of Satisfaction With Health Care
OBJECTIVES: Patient ratings of satisfaction with health care have been used by patients, insurers, and employers seeking data to compare the quality of health plans and systems of care. Concerns with these ratings include their subjective nature and potential for being influenced by patient characteristics unrelated to the quality of their care. The authors examined the influence of an active psychiatric disorder on patient satisfaction with heal…
Psychiatry (8 works) · Medicine (7 works) · Mental health (6 works) · Business (5 works) · Health care (5 works) · Economic growth (4 works) · Economics (4 works) · Marketing (4 works) · Nursing (4 works) · Psychology (4 works)